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Issue 2March 2009

Welcome back! It’s so nice to see you back with us for Issue Two. This month features a carnivorous plant, a defective detective, a John Carpenter favourite, a droog and a deeper look into the history and recent revival of the musical. Keep the suggestions coming, they are very helpful. Keep it Reel!

Films of the Month • The Little Shop of Horrors • Pleasantville

Spotlight - Malcolm McDowell • The Man • The Films

TV Treasury

STAFF OK, so I am the staff! It’s just me, editor extraordinaire, Catherine. By day an inconspicuous clerical assistant for an insurance company but in my spare time...a total movie geek. Horror, sci-fi, comedy, western, action, I’ll watch almost anything. Critics are all well and good but nothing is better than your own opinion.

• Monk • Focus Episode - Mr Monk and the Actor

Genre Focus • The Musical

CONTACT ME... [email protected] www.thereelworlduk.com

Delve into DVD • Big Trouble in Little China • Saw: Special Edition

Suggestions, comments...all are welcome!

FILMS OF THE MONTH Seymour works in a florists. He’s down on his luck, desperate to get out of Skid Row and confess his love to Audrey, his co-worker and friend. One day he finds a very unusual plant and decides it might be a useful addition to the shop. Suddenly, business is booming. Everyone wants to see this strange and interesting plant. But the ‘Audrey II’ is much more than it seems… Little Shop of Horrors was originally conceived in 1960 when the original black and white film was released. This version was much darker and more disjointed, it is pretty badly dated now too and has little resemblance to this remake. This film is based on the Off-Broadway stage production with some tweaks here and there. Ellen Greene (Audrey) is the only member of the show to reprise her role in the film. Some of the songs have been removed for the film for time reasons and some (most notably Mean Green Mother From Outer Space) have been added. Alan Menken is the master behind these songs, known mostly for doing Disney films like Aladdin, The Lion King and Hercules, he adds a great humour to the lyrics. The cast are excellent, very comfortable in the characters and they can overact without it seeming stupid. Steve Martin is hilarious and really plays up his solo, Dentist. Among the main cast are a slew of cameos from popular actors of the time and they are still recognisable today: Bill Murray, John Candy, Jim Belushi, Christopher Guest…a lot of Saturday Night Live talent. One of the main things that was changed from the original stage show was the ending. *SPOILERS* Originally, Audrey was supposed to get eaten by Audrey II as was Seymour. This led to Twoey taking over the world (as suggested in the final version) with hundreds of other plants. Test audiences did not respond well to this down ending and so Frank Oz decided to give us a happy ending (if with a slight twist). *END OF SPOILERS* When the DVD was first released, it included the alternate ending as a feature. It was pulled by producer, David Geffen, as he wanted to re-release the entire film with this ending. However, not long after, the original footage was destroyed and all that remains is a black and white copy. Parts of the colour ending can be found on the outtakes on the DVD and some websites like YouTube have the entire ending including the song Don’t Feed the Plants (still included on the soundtrack). Overall, this is one of your more unusual musicals but still an excellent one. It is shot in a way that it makes you feel like you are watching a stage production. The puppeteering of Audrey II is still remarkable and the songs very catchy. Some parts may be a bit too intense for youngsters but it is good fun for all the family.

Director: Frank Oz Writer: Howard Ashman, Charles Griffith Cast – Seymour Audrey Audrey II Mr Mushnik

Rick Moranis Ellen Greene Levi Stubbs Vincent Gardenia

“Wait for me, Audrey. This is between me and the vegetable” -Seymour

FILMS OF THE MONTH David loves Pleasantville. He watches this 50’s TV show religiously and knows everything about it. When the TV set shorts out, a TV repairman offers him and his sister, Jennifer, another control with more ‘oomph’. As they fight over what to watch, they suddenly get transported into Pleasantville. Colour becomes black and white and David and Jennifer become Bud and Mary-Sue, the leads in the show. But they soon realise that Pleasantville really is a world apart.

Director: Gary Ross Writer: Gary Ross Cast – David Jennifer George Betty Bill Johnson

Tobey Maguire Reese Witherspoon William H. Macy Joan Allen Jeff Daniels

“Fire!...FIRE!... Cat?” -David

What could have been a very ordinary family film has been incredibly well thought through and decides to tackle some issues along the way while not detracting from the story or characters. This film is every geeks dream. Being able to live your favourite TV show is a dream come true for David and so it is easy to relate to him. Interestingly, Mary-Sue is also a term used within fan-fiction when a female writes herself into the story. It’s entertaining to see the 50’s meet the 90’s and how things are different and how disconnected Pleasantville really is. But the film gets really interesting when the two begin to meld. David and Jennifer’s actions affect the town and it begins to turn colour. Soon enough, whole people are becoming colour, whenever they experience a new emotion. Cleverly incorporated into this is the problem of racial discrimination. Seeing as how race was still a dominant issue in the 50’s it plays very realistically within the film to great effect. The black and white people begin to turn against the coloured people and they start to get outcast and sent into hiding. Rules are passed by the governing bodies to keep everyone in line, places get vandalised. Gary Ross has stated that To Kill a Mockingbird was an influence on this film and that can clearly be seen in one of the final scenes where the black and whites and coloured’s are separated within the courthouse. The casting is great, all of them very strong performers with great history. They all manage to convey so much without really saying anything. The relationships between Betty, George and Bill is very well played out because it’s never really focused on as being scandalous, it’s just the way it is. The ending is interesting because it is left open ended: is she still seeing Bill, is she having an affair? It shows that this new Pleasantville is full of questions, it’s not straight forward anymore. It’s a wonderful film because it is funny, exciting, enlightening and important all at the same time. It doesn’t bog you down with the racial idea, you could still enjoy it without even thinking about it, it doesn’t get in the way of the overall story. Highly recommended.

SPOTLIGHT Malcolm McDowell has been acting now for over 40 years and over his career he has played villains, heroes (although mostly villains!), leads, minor roles, film and TV. He was raised in a working class family and always proved to be fairly rebellious. His father was an alcoholic which proved hard on Malcolm. He was sent to boarding school when he was 11 and would often get a beating for his attitude. While at school, he was captain of the rugby and cricket team but really wanted to get into acting. He did small parts here and then and eventually caught the eye of director Lindsay Anderson. Malcolm was cast as troublemaker Mick Travis (a character not too far apart from himself) in If…. the film, while brilliant and since unmatched, did not go down well because of its surreal content and anti-establishment attitude. However, it did get Malcolm noticed and by one director in particular: Stanley Kubrick. This partnership would lead to what is arguably his most recognised role, Alex DeLarge of A Clockwork Orange. Another fantastic film, it illustrates how menacing Malcolm could be but the latter part of the film shows a more vulnerable side. It’s such a clever portrayal because the character is not nice but, being the main character, you have to relate to him somehow and you do! He manages to lure you in with his gentle narration and sheer charisma. Malcolm would go on to work with Lindsey Anderson two more times with O Lucky Man! (co-written by him as a semiautobiographical piece) and Britannia Hospital. In 1979 he starred in the much talked about and much hated film Caligula. Two versions exist of this film, the pornographic version being the most talked about one. I have only seen the standard version and although it is very strange and doesn’t really seem like a film, it is a reasonable movie. Malcolm plays the unhinged Caligula perfectly but it is a shame that after this and A Clockwork Orange, Malcolm had cemented himself into the role of ‘psychopath’. Not long after this, the British film industry was a bit shaky so he left for America for work. During the 80’s, substance abuse took its toll and affected his roles. However, by the 90’s work started to pick up and he appeared in many films and TV shows in minor parts. Most notable was his role as Dr Soran in Star Trek: Generations. What was notable about it was that Malcolm subsequently killed Captain Kirk. This still haunts him and he has admitted to getting death threats from avid Star Trek fans. Funnily

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Born: Malcolm John Taylor Date of Birth: 13 June 1943 Place of Birth: Leeds, England Height: 5’8 ½“ First Film: If.... Most Known For: Alex, A

Clockwork Orange (1968)

enough, Malcolm is actually the uncle of Star Trek regular Alexander Siddig (Dr Bashir in Deep Space Nine). Malcolm continues to appear in a wide variety of things from horror remake Halloween to lending his distinctive vocals to Disney’s animation Bolt. He also takes much pleasure in attending film conventions to meet fans of his work and participating in Q&A sessions.

TAKING THE MICK...

Rather than briefly mention 5 performances, I thought I’d focus on one ‘character’ in particular. Mick Travis is the protagonist in Lindsay Anderson’s anarchic trilogy: If…., O Lucky Man! and Britannia Hospital. While the characters all share the same name, they are not actually the same person. Their backgrounds do not correspond, nor do their actions or the people they know. Several other actors from If…. also appear in the other two films but as different characters. Mick is always a lawless figure, standing up against authority and pushing the boundaries (sometimes so far that it becomes surrealist). Anderson continued to use the character because of what he stood for, Mick Travis was an attitude, a belief more than a character and that is why the name remained even though the character was different. My favourite portrayal of Mick is the his original outing. If…. is such a remarkable film in itself but a lot of it is carried by the charismatic performance from Malcolm and Mick’s desperation to rebel. Having gone to a boarding school himself, Malcolm could obviously relate in part to what Mick might have been feeling and this would really have helped the authenticity of the performance. Mick and his friends are sick of being told what to do, sick of being walked all over by the older pupils (known as Whips). Although there is also a focus on some of the younger pupils, it’s Mick’s determination that pieces the whole thing together. He is the leader and no-one ever doubts his ability to lead the way into the revolution. He seems much older than his years as he philosophises to his friends with dialogue such as “Violence and revolution are the only pure acts.” It gives you the impression that Mick is going a lot deeper than the others and is looking for a more radical, long-term change.

It’s hard to decipher what is reality and what is fiction in this film. The character of the girl that Mick meets could be a total fabrication of his imagination. She could merely be a part of something that he wants as their meeting and interaction is on the slightly unusual side. However, if you go by the theory that everything in colour is imaginary then she would be real as they met during a black and white sequence. He takes everything in his stride and really commands the screen, your attention is always on him and what he is about to do. The film also focuses on the sheltered existence that they have, the school acts almost like a microcosm for the country at the time. It shows a military perspective, how homosexuality was received, long hair being perceived as dangerous, the downfalls of religion and the threat of youth rising against government. But this film, unlike others of the time, was on the side of youth. Anderson had to lie to the school they used and gave them a fake script so that he was allowed to film there! Mick proves to be a compelling hero, if flawed. He doesn’t really have a plan, he just knows what needs to be done and is willing to take any risks to achieve it. It’s a shame that it is really only a film that is seen by film students and people with an interest in those involved. It took several years to even get a DVD release but now, thankfully, all three of the films are available with If.... being in a well deserved 2-disc Criterion Collection set.

TV TREASURY THIS MONTH WE’RE LOOKING AT... Detective shows have always been popular but in recent years we haven’t really had anyone new. Then, in 2001, Adrian Monk came along and changed the face of detective work. A brilliant mind but very flawed, Monk suffers from several OCD’s and phobias which aid as well as prevent him from doing his job. As he often says “It’s a gift…and a curse.” A former police officer, he was taken off the force after his beloved wife, Trudy, was killed by a car bomb which was almost the end of him. At the beginning of the series, Monk hires a nurse, Sharona, to help him in his day to day life. He becomes a consultant to the police being friends with Captain Stottlemeyer who knew him while he was with Trudy. As time goes, on the three of them and Stottlemeyer’s lieutenant Randy Disher, are often called in to help solve homicides as Monk builds up quite the reputation. There are a lot of comparisons to Sherlock Holmes within the show. Randy dubs him the ‘defective detective’ in the first episode compared to Holmes’ deductive detective. Also, if you take the first two letters of Stottlemeyer and Disher (originally Deacon)’s names then it spells: LEland STottlemeyer RAndy DEacon = Lestrade. Lestrade was one of Holmes’ aids. The middle of season 2 saw the departure of

Sharona and the arrival of her replacement, Natalie. This caused some controversy among fans but I believe Natalie has cemented herself as a worthy addition to the cast. The relationship between her and Adrian is sweet and believable. One of the most interesting relationships is between the captain and Monk, there aren’t a lot of moments but it is obvious that Leland is very fond of his friend and really wants to help him anyway he can in solving Trudy’s murder and getting him back on the force. The friendship between Leland and Randy is a much more comical one and often gives the biggest laughs. Some more controversy was caused when the theme tune was changed after the first season. Originally instrumental, it was changed to a Randy Newman song “It’s a jungle out there” which was as

Sharona and the arrival of her replacement, Natalie. This caused some controversy among fans but I believe Natalie has cemented herself as a worthy addition to the cast. The relationship between her and Adrian is sweet and believable. One of the most interesting relationships is between the captain and Monk, there aren’t a lot of moments but it is obvious that Leland is very fond of his friend and really wants to help him anyway he can in solving Trudy’s murder and getting him back on the force. The friendship between Leland and Randy is a much more comical one and often gives the biggest laughs. Some more controversy was caused when the theme tune was changed after the first season. Originally instrumental, it was changed to a Randy Newman song “It’s a jungle out there” which was as well received. I personally prefer the original one but each to their own! The show deals very well with the OCD aspect which could have been very badly handled but Tony Shalhoub makes him so sympathetic (although at times they do push it too far). He is incredibly good when it comes to the emotional scenes regarding Trudy, he really does encompass the character. He is nominated almost every year without fail for an Emmy and has won his fair share. He has recently announced that season 8 is to be his last season as he would like to move on. This is understandable and I think it is for the best, Monk has managed to stay entertaining for a long time with each episode being an individual story so it’s always better to quite while you’re ahead. I just hope that they manage to wrap everything up neatly.

FOCUS EPISODE MR MONK AND THE ACTOR (original air date 7/7/06) Season 5, Episode 1

Monk doesn’t usually have guest stars as such but this episode features an absolutely wonderful performance from Stanley Tucci. The episode harks back to a previous episode where Monk convicted an astronaut of committing a murder while still in space. A producer has decided to make a film of it and has brought in acclaimed actor David Ruskin to play Monk. But things get a little out of hand when David tries to get inside Monk’s head and actually become him. I think this is an excellent episode and have chosen it because it focuses more on the relationships within the show than the detective side. Unusually, for Monk, you see the murderer right at the start so you know straight away that this isn’t where the suspense is going to lie. We see re-occurring character Dr Kroger, Monk’s psychiatrist, and the relationship that exists between them. Kroger fully supports Monk and is always encouraging him and knows how to make him feel better but he clearly tries to distance himself from him in a way. Monk has always felt that he was Kroger’s only patient and that he will always be there to help him as demonstrated at the end when Monk wants a session each day of the week. Monk also mentions his arch-nemesis in this episode, Harold, another patient with similar problems to him that he always fights with over Kroger’s affections. Natalie is left to the sidelines a bit more in this episode, shown more as an observer than an active participant. Randy is in a particularly childlike state here as he is excited by the prospect of being portrayed in a movie. This allows Captain Stottlemeyer the opportunity to mess with him with the help of David, illustrating their friendship. Stottlemeyer treats Randy like a younger brother, teasing him at every opportunity and not afraid to put him down when he is making no sense (which is often). Also, near the end of the episode, we see a glimpse of the Captain’s feelings

feelings towards Monk. He gets very protective when he thinks Monk is in a dangerous situation and demands the surrounding police put their weapons down. This also demonstrates his faith in Monk. This episode proves a perfect opportunity to make fun of and acknowledge Monk’s quirks and people’s reactions to them. The hand wipes have become synonymous with the character that it almost goes unnoticed but when Natalie offers him a wipe he declines which shows that he recognises it as a hindrance. It also mentions his phobia of heights as well as reeling off some others. It also plays with a Monk catchphrase “It’s a gift...and a curse.” with most of the cast attempting their own rendition which is slightly surreal! My favourite part though is how it focuses on Adrian’s feelings towards Trudy. We know that she was his life but this episode forces him to take a look at himself and his true feelings. He admits that he ‘never deserved her’ and that he blames himself for her death. It really is quite a heartbreaking revelation but they do it in such a remarkable way. Stanley Tucci does an extraordinary job of imitating Adrian, it’s hard to imagine anyone other than Tony being able to pull it off but he comes pretty close. There are several better episodes than this that focus on the intricate murder plots but I thought this was a nice change and good opening to a season.

WITH A SONG IN YOUR HEART Music has always been a major part of films. It affects the audiences’ emotions and aids situations and character development. But the musical takes the soundtrack one step further and really involves the audience in the narrative by often singing directly to them. Most musicals are adapted from stage productions and if they aren’t then they usually end up being! Most people credit the first true musical as The Broadway Melody (1928) which won an Academy Award for Best Picture. This would prove to be a common trend for the musical, it was often a well lauded genre achieving several accolades in its golden era. This film brought a lot of the attention to the genre and they greatly increased in popularity. However, soon enough cinema was saturated with it and people quickly grew tired of it and there was a temporary lull. In 1933, a director by the name of Busby Berkley revived the genre with his elaborate, instantly Berkley revived the recognisable and often imitated dance sequences. genre with his elaborate, instantly recognisable and often imitated dance sequences. Two other stars that were particularly well known within the genre were Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Both very recognised as dancers, they led the way for the multitude of stars th become the faces of that would grace our screens and the musical: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Howard Keel, Judy Garland, Cyd Charisse and two of my personal favourites Ann Miller and Tommy Rall. As well as these people, non-musical actors would take the opportunity such as James Cagney in his Oscar winning performance for Yankee Doodle Dandy. It was a highly respected genre. In the 1940’s came the Freed Unit which was headed by Arthur Freed of MGM Studios. He worked as a producer of The Wizard of Oz and was responsible for rescuing the popular song ‘Over the Rainbow’ from the cutting room floor. He realised that the formula for musicals was becoming a bit tired and need new stories and new talent. He was responsible for bringing in some sought after people from the stage to bring us such classics as On the Town, Singin’ In The Rain and An American in Paris. Even now, these films are very popular and are shown with regularity worldwide.

I think it is fair to say that after this golden age of the musical, things began to waiver slightly. The following decades saw less musicals being made, now mostly all adaptations of stage productions such as My Fair Lady and The King and I. Disney has always been at one with the musical, having at least one signature tune in its animations as well as the live action productions such as the classic Mary Poppins. The soundtracks have often been a staple of these animations and was what made them as popular as they were. Fantasia in particular was a brave step for the studio as it used solely classical music and brought it life with the help of their endearing animations and Micky Mouse. The musical was revived once more and reinvented with Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! It brought back the lavish sets and costumes from the early productions but interestingly, only one of the songs is original, the others are all covers. It proved very popular and then all of a sudden everyone wanted musicals. Ever since, the musical has been making a strong comeback with such films as The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, Hairspray and Disney’s phenomenon High School Musical. It seems that there is no end in sight for this new burst as it also makes its way into popular television. Joss Whedon is well versed in this trend having produced the crazy Buffy musical episode Once More With Feeling and the recent short film Dr Horrible. TV shows have been intertwining musical episodes for years from the likes of Xena and, bizarrely, prison series Oz! I think that we will be seeing more occurrences of this in the near future. Everyone loves a good musical, whether it’s something a little different like The Rocky Horror Picture Show or a classic like Seven Bride For Seven Brothers. I’m hoping that with all this new interest they might go back to more of the production values of the golden age. I’d like to see more elaborate costumes, huge set pieces and intricate dance sequences. 5 Musicals to consider: 1. 2.

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Grease – A favourite for most people. Always watchable and excellent for singing along to. Hairspray – A favourite of mine. Bright, fun, bursting with energy and the songs are amazingly catchy. On The Town – An unmissable classic. An amazing cast with some spectacular sequences (also recommended: Anchors Aweigh for more Kelly and Sinatra) Sweeney Todd – An acquired taste. Sondheim’s songs are often on the odd side but it is an interesting take on the genre. Mary Poppins – A classic. All there is to it.

DELVE INTO This month’s DVD’s are:  

Big Trouble in Little China (Special Edition) Saw (Special Edition)

Possibly my favourite John Carpenter film (which would probably be considered sacrilege by most), the DVD is not a disappointment either. Jack Burton gets mixed up in Chinese mythology when Lo Pan continues his quest for a girl with green eyes. His friend’s girlfriend is kidnapped and so it is up to him and a motley crew to try and get her back. Along the way, Gracie Law (?) causes more trouble for the group and the result is a raucous action adventure with a group of characters that have no right to be in one!

Title: Big Trouble in Little China Director: John Carpenter Cast: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong Format: DVD Extras: Kurt Russell and John Carpenter commentary, featurettes, deleted scenes, music video, interviews Other: Subtitles, Widescreen, 5:1 surround sound Region: 2

The highlight of the DVD is the commentary. Anyone that has ever listened to a Kurt Russell/John Carpenter commentary (from either The Thing or Escape From New York) will know they are in for a treat. Due to the nature of the film, you know it’s going to be more a case of them ridiculing the film but they do it in such a good natured way. It’s obvious that neither of them are at all ashamed of the film and still enjoy watching it for what it is. Being friends for so long, at times it feels like you have just walked in on a private conversation as John asks how Wyatt (Kurt’s son) is getting on at school. It really is a bizarre experience but is full of great anecdotes and their relationship really comes across. You can also hear John Carpenter lighting up about every 10 minutes! On the second disc there appears to be quite a lot of features but they are quite low on content. The deleted scenes are more extended with just some added lines in between. There is also an extended ending and notes to go along with each of these. Production notes are included and an interview with the man behind the effects, Richard Edland, which is an interesting insight. The featurette is pretty short and is from the original release. It talks to all the main people involved for a short amount of time but it would have been nice to include a retrospective feature of them all looking back. Lastly, there is a music video of the films theme, performed by John Carpenter himself.

DELVE INTO Two men wake to find themselves trapped in a room, manacled to pipes on opposite sides. They need to follow the rules laid out to them by the psycho Jigsaw. But both scenarios equate to one of them being killed, can they work together and trust each other enough for them both to get out alive?

Title: Saw Director: James Wan Cast: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover Format: DVD Extras: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell and James Wan commentary, featurette, deleted scenes, music video, gallery Other: Subtitles, Widescreen Region: 2

It seems a regular trend that horror films, particularly low budget ones like this, have a wide array of extras. This one doesn’t disappoint but it is important to note that there are several versions of this film on DVD. This review is for the 2-disc set pictured left but there is also an Uncut edition with very few extras and the theatrical release which is worth a look for the alternate Leigh Whannell and James Wan commentary. It’s obvious that they wanted Cary Elwes on the commentary because they ended up doing a brand new one for this release. His contribution is absolutely first class, the three of them clearly had fun making the movie and really enjoy each others company. There are many anecdotes of filming, pre-production and its success but Cary’s impressions along the way of Marlon Brando and Michael Caine are absolutely priceless! Also included is a featurette which looks at all the stages of productions and talks to the key people involved. It’s not too repetitive of the commentary either which is good. The original short film has been included which shows Leigh in the scene paralleling the one with Amanda, it’s interesting to see how it all started out. Storyboards and galleries are often overlooked but they are well worth a look on this DVD. The storyboard includes an introduction but James Wan and is animated to give it more of a flavour. The gallery consists of James’ drawings before production and it is quite uncanny how some things translated to the screen almost identically. As well as the behind-the-scenes, there is a short featurette that pretty much reiterates the same points. There’s a strange feature in the style of a documentary show focusing on the Jigsaw killings one year after the film takes place. I’m not really sure of the point of it as none of the cast (save for Donnie Whalberg from the sequels) are involved but it’s worth watching nonetheless. There is also a section devoted to the music video, ‘Bite the Hand That Bleeds’ by Fear Factory. It includes the normal version, the uncut version and even a making of! Finally, there is a short look at Saw 2 featuring the opening sequence giving you a taste of what’s to come. Overall, this is an excellent edition to any horror fans collection and is definitely worth repeat viewings.

...AND THE REST SAW EASTER EGGS Two easter eggs can be found on the Region 2 special edition, you just need a bit of patience. 1. Go to ‘Dissection’ then wait for the Billy doll to appear then click on him for the cast and crews opinions on Billy. (If that doesn’t work, highlight ‘Menu’ then click right)

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2. Go to ‘Cut Media’ then wait for the saw to appear then click on it and follow the instructions for Saw in 60 seconds!

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Both Little Shop of Horrors and Pleasantville are available on DVD in all regions. There is a rare edition of the former which includes the original ending but it is now very hard to get hold of and is very costly should you wish to purchase it!

Join us for April’s issue which is a B-Movie special! Featuring some classic flicks and shows as well as a showdown between two of the most popular B-Movie actors.

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